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Each year, ArtsKC hosts an inspirational breakfast to raise funds to support the agency’s operating budget. This event is regarded as the “feel-good” event of the year, with a goal of 800 guests in attendance. Prominent business people, community volunteers, philanthropists, and art enthusiasts gather for this FREE annual fundraising breakfast, celebrating artists, arts organizations, and the growing and thriving arts community in the Kansas City region. This year’s event theme is ignite!

Cheryl Eve Acosta was recently awarded by Ms. Susan Jacques and the GIA Board of Governors an On Campus 2016 Gemology Institute of America (GIA) Scholarship to receive a Comprehensive CAD/CAM certificate. Her award was used towards a full tuition during her eight-week training in the GEM building located in the heart of the jewelry district in New York City.

Inspiration Grants from the ArtsKC Recipient will fund Cheryl Eve Acosta to take an eight-week certificate course at the Gemology Institute of America GIA in New York City to learn the use of CAD/CAM software for jewelry designers.

We are so excited to announce the opening of the Cheryl Eve Acosta sculptural jewelry boutique in the Kansas City Crossroads. We were featured by the Kansas City Star in their "Eight new places to visit in the Crossroads" piece. Check out the article to see all the other awesome places opening downtown and watch the video for a peek into my studio, store, and inspiration.

Stop by our Sculptural Jewelry studio to explore the many tools it takes to make a handmade jewelry. During your visit, you will get a taste of the several techniques behind foldforming to make complex metal forms. This technique exploits the inherent qualities of plasticity, ductility and elasticity in metals. The possibilities are endless with this unique three dimensional constructions.

Friday, April 8th 2016 5:30 - 8:30pm

ABOUT + Kansas City Design Week is presented by the Center for Architecture & Design, a collective of professional design organizations and institutions working together to impact our community with design discourse, thinking and solutions.

We were excited to start 2016 by being interviewed for ArtsyShark, a blog and online community that celebrates artists building sustainable businesses. Designer Cheryl Eve Acosta spoke about her childhood, where she finds inspiration, and the Cycle of Life. Below is a quote from her ArtsyShark interview:

Growing up on an island made me wonder how life came about. I collected shells and corals that were left behind by changing tides. I observed the unique textures, colors and shapes of each find. After spending hours on the sandy shores, it became natural for me to adorn my body with these exotic and foreign by-products. 